for the Soviets, now successfully attacked by the German armies, could
hardly expect to encounter sympathy from a world which recalled the
past two years; those two years during which they had permitted Hitler's
war-machine to smash and defeat the European countries one by one,
while they had in the meantime collected what booty they were able to
gather. But now the Kremlin was in urgent need, not only of sympathy
from Britain and the U.S.A., but of real material help and Stalin hastily
began to justify his previous action in signing a Pact with those c monsters
and cannibals 5 the Germans, as being merely a desire for peace. He
now gave strategical reasons as the cause of his invasion of Poland , . .
but unfortunately for him, current events belied this statement since at
that time the Russians had made a lightning withdrawal from Polish
territories, from those very same c strategical positions.'
Polish opinion was split over the question of an immediate agree-
ment with the Soviets, and when Sikorski made an offer on June 23rd, it
did not meet with general approval, for the moment was judged to be
inappropriate. It was considered that a proposal should emanate from
Moscow. For the time being Poland was in a position to wait, since
the war was now progressing away from her territories and Britain
was then doing her utmost to unite the Powers fighting against
Germany in one allied bloc. Poland as the vict
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